Vestibular and ocular motor function prior to and after therapeutic apheresis with small plasmafilter in multiple sclerosis.

Some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are resistant to steroid therapy. In them an alternative therapy could be therapeutic apheresis (TA). A woman with relapsing-remitting cerebral MS with dizziness and imbalance, resistant to steroid therapy was treated with low volume plasmapheresis with saline substitution.

[Comparative studies of acid-base and gas metabolism in the whole blood and erythrocytes in endotoxic shock in rabbits].

Parameters of acid-base and gas metabolism in whole blood and in red cell hemolysate were determined 30, 60 and 120 minutes after inducing endotoxin shock in rabbits of Belgian giant breed. Astrup's micromethod on apparatus of the firm "Radiometer" was used. Endotoxin shock was induced by intravenous injection of 2 mg/kg endotoxin from E.

Influence of immobilization stress on the phospholipid composition of alveolar surfactant and lungs in rats.

The influence of immobilization stress on the lipid composition of alveolar surfactant and lungs in rats immobilized for 12 and 24 hours, the effects of phospholipase A2, and lipid transfer activity in alveolar surfactant were investigated. The results indicate that alveolar surfactant phospholipids underwent more significant alterations compared to lung phospholipids. Furthermore, phospholipase A2 and lipid transfer activity were reduced in alveolar surfactant of immobilized rats.